Sacramento daily record-union., 1887-08-13
Facts Cleaned from the Report of the
State Board of Health

CALIFORNIA; GOOD HEALTH.
Facts Cleaned from the Report of the
State Board of Health.
Mortality reports for July have been re-
ceived from sixty-three cities and towns
containing an estimated population of
$4,000 inhabitants. Total deaths, 759,
percentage for the month of 1.3 per thou
sand, which continues to indicate the gen.
eral healthfulness of the State, and the alb
sence of any epidemic disease of fatal
character. This limited mortality, at this
season of the year, speaks volumes for the
salubrity of our climate, compared with
other States throughout the Union. No
deaths from sunstroke have been reported.
Ninety-one deaths have been reported from
consumption during the month. There
were 3S decedents from pneumonia, 80 of
them occurring in San Francisco Bron-
chitis is credited with deaths: congestion
of the lungs had deaths; diphtheria is
credited with 25 deaths, of which oc-
CURED in Vallejo l in st. Helena, 20 in San
Francisco, and in Amador; Group had 8
deaths; whooping- cough records deaths
scarlet fever is credited with A deaths:
measles was fatal in cases.
Smallpox caused deaths in San Fran
cisco. The mortality from diarrhea and
dysentery was l3. Cholera infantum like
wise shows an important decrease from the
former report, deaths numbering 80, 10 of
them being credited to San Francisco. The
deaths occurring from typhoid fever were
only ID. Typho-malarial fever had but
deaths. Remittent and intermittent fevers
are credited with 8 deaths. The deaths
from cerebro-spinal fever numbered 10,
which is an increase from last report AL
coholism had mortality OF 6. Heart dis
ease was fatal to 46 persons. Cancer proved
fatal to 81.
The following towns reported no deaths
Arbuckle, Alturas, Bodie, Bakersfield.
Cotton, Calico, Cloverdale Downieville,
Elk Grove, Etna Mills, Hopland, Igo
Knights Ferry, Lockeford Los Gatos.
Mariposa, Newcastle, San Mateo Saucelito,
Tehachapi, Trinity Center, Willis, Will
Jams and Livermore.
Reports received from all parts of the
State continue to show an extremely salts
factory condition of the public health; if
We except malarial diseases, we find tha.
there are no other zymotic diseases pre-
vailing to any extent throughout the State
1t will be noticed that diarrhea and dysen-
terry, and other bowel affections, are OBJ
served frequently in great many towns
the cases seem to be all sporadic, depend
ing more on specific causes than altogether
on climatic influences.
Pneumonia was noticed in Lodi, Le-
moore, Anderson, Colfax, Bodie, Salinas,
Downey, Truckee and Sacramento.
Bronchitis was also reported in Downey,
Salinas, Anderson, Lemoore, Cottonwood,
Saucelito, Tehachapi, Yreka, Sonora, For
est Hill and Fresno.
Cholera infantum was reported in Cot
tonwood, Forest Hill. Gait Lemoore, Locke
ford So1inac Sancalifn Tahooha.;
Yreka. Gridley and San Francisco.
Diarrhea and dysentery prevail to some
extent at Lockeford, Forest Hill, Yreka,
Willis. Tehachapi, Saucelito, Gait Cotton
wood, Lemoore, Salinas, Truckee, Downey,
Colfax, Anderson, Lodi, Susanville, Hills
Ferry, Lincoln, Angels Camp, Wheatland,
Benicia, Calico, Downieville, Etna Mills,
Sonora, st. Helena, Newcastle San Mateo,
Shasta, Cotton, Fresno, GIidley and Red
ding.
Cholera morbus was noticed in Calico,
Lockeford, Yreka, Lemoore, Downey, Te-
hachapi Benicia, Newcastle, Cloverdale,
Cotton and Gridley.
Measles are prevalent in Anderson. Cot
tonwood, Mariposa, Jolon, Red Bluff,
Yreka, Downey, Shasta and Davisville
Diphtheria is noticed in Benicia, st.
Helena, Sacramento and San Francisco.
Whooping-cough is reported as being in
Cloverdale, Cottonwood, Downey, Lemoore,
Mariposa. Red Bluff, Shasta, ST. Helena,
Salinas, Watsonville and Fresno.
Influenza prevailed more or less. but
caused no mortality.
Typhoid fever is not mentioned as pre-
vailing to any extent. The cities reporting
having a case or two are Salinas, Lodi, An
derson, Saucelito, Gait, Hills Ferry and
Sacramento.
Eryspelas is noticed in Cloverdale.
Downey, Truckee, Yreka, Lincoln and
Willis. The type is mild.
Typho-malarial fever is mentioned as
being in Colfax, Igo, Tehachapi, Lemoore,
Cottonwood, st. Helena Downey, Gridley
and Redding.
Remittent and intermittent fevers are re-
ported as prevailing to some extent in Cot
tonwood, Tehachapi, Lemoore, Galt, Sau-
celtic, Hills Ferry, Lodi, Anderson
Downey, Colfax. Benicia, Calico, Locke
| ford, Newcastle, Bodie, Susanville. knights
Ferry. Sonora, Etna Mills. Wheatland, Jo-
| Ion, Red Bluff, Truckee, Yreka, Willis
and Fresno.
| Smallpox prevails to limited extent in
| San Francisco, and from the vigilant care
| taken in vaccinating all unprotected per-
sons, it is not at all likely to become epi-
demic in that city. The cases occurring
| in 1rvington, Alameda county, are all doing
well, and no new cases have so far hap
pened. The disease has entirely disap-
peared from Southern California, and no
further outbreak is there anticipated.
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